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April 1 - May 17
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AR
Training Tips
Training Tips
October 4, 2016
Training Tip: Understanding Hot-Blooded Horses
While the Method works on all types of horses, every horse will require you to vary your approach slightly. I break horses into two broad groups – hot-blooded horses and cold-blooded horses. Breeds like Arabians, Thoroughbreds and some bloodlines of Quarter Horses tend to be hot-blooded.
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Training Tips
September 27, 2016
Training Tip: Troubleshoot the Spin
For a horse to be textbook correct when spinning, he should plant his inside hind foot. Horses that tend to plant their outside hind foot do so because they’re sucking back too much. While it’s generally a good thing to have a horse thinking “get back,” in this case, you want to get forward on […]
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Training Tips
September 20, 2016
Training Tip: Keep Lessons Interesting for Your Horse
Once your horse understands an exercise, it’s important to move on. There’s nothing horses hate more than being forced to do the same exercise every single day. Humans are the same.
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Training Tips
September 13, 2016
Training Tip: The Foundation of Control
A respectful horse is a willing horse. When you ask him to move, he instantly moves. When you walk, he walks beside you like a shadow.
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Training Tips
September 6, 2016
Training Tip: How Posting to the Trot can Make You a Better Rider
Balance gives you an independent seat, allows you to move in rhythm with your horse, cue him correctly and boosts confidence in the saddle. How do you get balance? By having proper position. When you’re sitting properly in the saddle, you should be able to draw a straight line from your ear, shoulder, hip and […]
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Training Tips
August 30, 2016
Training Tip: If you want your horse to change, you have to be willing to change first
That is the most important concept you can understand when it comes to training horses. When I was an apprentice for Ian Francis, he often said to me, “To change your life, you must first change your attitude.” Ian believes, as do I, that if you’re unhappy with the current state of your life, you […]
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Training Tips
August 23, 2016
Training Tip: Train Your Horse on the Trail
One of the best places to train your horse is outside on the trail. While it may be a little more challenging to you to train with the added distractions of being in an uncontrolled environment, there is no denying that horses enjoy working outdoors. Trail work is so much more interesting to your horse […]
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Training Tips
August 18, 2016
Training Tip: The Independent Seat
The ultimate goal of riding is to have an independent seat. An independent seat means that you’re balanced in the saddle – you don’t grip the horse’s sides or the saddle with your legs and you don’t hold onto the reins to stay on the horse’s back. You should be able to go where the […]
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Training Tips
August 16, 2016
Your Horse Testing Your Leadership Comes Naturally
It’s very natural for horses to establish a pecking order. More often than not, the top horse in a herd is usually an old broodmare. How’d she get control of the group?
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Training Tips
August 2, 2016
Training Tip: Drop Your Rescued Horse’s Baggage
Don’t treat a rescued horse any differently than a regular horse. Making excuses and special allowances for an abused horse’s bad behavior will only limit him, while treating him the same as any other horse will actually accelerate his progress. All horses are looking for a leader that will keep them safe, but while horses […]
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